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the american economy's been through a ton of transitions like this. like 150 years ago, almost everybody worked in agriculture and you had big shifts in and out of industries. so, if the shift is out of retail, the question is what can come next? and you say the future of retail is stuff coming to you, but that's also kind of the future for the sellers. you have sites where people can market artisanal gooz, jewelry and clothing. some of them were selling before, but some of them weren't selling anywhere. it's creating new business opportunities, so i think we need policies aimed at creating new jobs, especially middle-scale jobs that people can go into as these other industries fall away, but in general, these sorts of innovations are a good thing. it's good that it's easier for people to buy and sell things, and in general, in the past, the economy has figured out new things for people to do. >> yes, right, so, there's a thing called the lump of labor fallacy, which is this idea that every time there's a new labor-saving device that no one's going to
the american economy's been through a ton of transitions like this. like 150 years ago, almost everybody worked in agriculture and you had big shifts in and out of industries. so, if the shift is out of retail, the question is what can come next? and you say the future of retail is stuff coming to you, but that's also kind of the future for the sellers. you have sites where people can market artisanal gooz, jewelry and clothing. some of them were selling before, but some of them weren't selling...
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whether it is economy, jobs, protecting the american people from obama care, we have done our work. >> that is true, speaker boehner, the tsa loose change act is not the only thing you passed. there have been some really, really undercover highlights. for instance h.r. 1071, to specify the size of the precious metal coins for the baseball hall of fame. congress has done a very nice thing for one of their retired colleagues. h.r. 22 89d to rename section 219 c of the internal revenue code of 1986 as the kay bailey spousal ira. there is the free to fish act. a bill to prohibit the corps of engineers to take actions to establish a restricted area of public waters down stream of a dam so people can fish at dams without restriction because of treatment. if you detect sarcasm in my voice, it's because i'm frustrated with house republicans. one of the most insidious aspects of a congress that so habitually underperforms, is begin to underperform in imagining what can happen. but i know why the caged bird sings. in the last eight days, this congress could to do a tremendous amount of good for
whether it is economy, jobs, protecting the american people from obama care, we have done our work. >> that is true, speaker boehner, the tsa loose change act is not the only thing you passed. there have been some really, really undercover highlights. for instance h.r. 1071, to specify the size of the precious metal coins for the baseball hall of fame. congress has done a very nice thing for one of their retired colleagues. h.r. 22 89d to rename section 219 c of the internal revenue code...
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this is a drag on the economy, but it's not out of choice. the long-term unemployed want to be self-reliant. these benefits -- these aren't european-style benefits, where they're permanent. they're without end. and even there people say, i would much rather have a job than permanent benefits. it's just unclear what kind of labor market rand paul is really talking about if he thinks 26 weeks is enough to get a new job in this economy. >> and the only way you can qualify for unemployment benefits is by working. so this notion that it promotes dependency -- and there's basic elements of economics that the rand pauls do not understand about this. let's listen to what president obama said about how unemployment insurance works in this economy. >> unemployment insurance is one of the most effective ways there is to boost our economy. when people have money to spend on basic necessities, that means more customers for our businesses and ultimately more jobs. just this week, the nonpartisan congressional budget office predicted that allowing benefits
this is a drag on the economy, but it's not out of choice. the long-term unemployed want to be self-reliant. these benefits -- these aren't european-style benefits, where they're permanent. they're without end. and even there people say, i would much rather have a job than permanent benefits. it's just unclear what kind of labor market rand paul is really talking about if he thinks 26 weeks is enough to get a new job in this economy. >> and the only way you can qualify for unemployment...
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but the economy is certainly better today than it was in 2009, so -- >> i want to put dollars and cents to this. this is the difference in the cbo projected savings. they're projects $222 billion in a year from medicare and medicaid from this slowing of health care costs. the sequester is $87.9, and the cuts to food stamps is $23.8 billion. >> i have been on twitter all day about this, they can't find a single positive thing to say about the law. literally it could bring people's health care costs down to zero, they could cure cancer, and conservatives would be shouting from the rooftops that it's a disaster. i think this california thing is hysterical. in part because it's the sort of natural conclusion of the republican panic about this. they vote in mass against the law even though it originated in republican ideas. they vote to try to repeal it unsuccessfully. the website they think will sink it, and then they just throw toilet paper at it. >> and in the absence of a website that wasn't malfunctioning, they created their own website to malfunction, right? they weren't served a gift
but the economy is certainly better today than it was in 2009, so -- >> i want to put dollars and cents to this. this is the difference in the cbo projected savings. they're projects $222 billion in a year from medicare and medicaid from this slowing of health care costs. the sequester is $87.9, and the cuts to food stamps is $23.8 billion. >> i have been on twitter all day about this, they can't find a single positive thing to say about the law. literally it could bring people's...
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economy is finally healing. and it could prove to be an important issue, of course for democrats next year despite the rocky rollout of healthcare.gov. our first read team puts it this way, six months from now vulnerable democratic senators and gop governors could have a positive message to tell next year to constituents that backed up by the facts the economy is getting better and better each month. joining me live now, nbc news senior political editor mark murray and clair voiant because we're looking how this is playing out. it is intriguing to see what will help those who are perhaps in a lot of trouble. >> it is pretty clear when you're looking ahead to the 2014 midterm, so much analysis and thought has been talked about the president's health care law or republicans shut down back in october. not a lot of attention has been paid to the economy. when you look at the story of the economy over the past year, even over the past 24 months, things are getting much better. it isn't out of the realm of possibility
economy is finally healing. and it could prove to be an important issue, of course for democrats next year despite the rocky rollout of healthcare.gov. our first read team puts it this way, six months from now vulnerable democratic senators and gop governors could have a positive message to tell next year to constituents that backed up by the facts the economy is getting better and better each month. joining me live now, nbc news senior political editor mark murray and clair voiant because...
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. >> the other issue obviously is the economy. >> the economy remains the single biggest concern. >> washington consistently failed to act. >> these aspare teas have become too big to ignore. >> making an action across the board. >> raising minimum wage, assistance to the long-term unemployed. something of a warning call to the american dream. >> it is not simply a moral claim. >> it's rooted in the personal. >> so we can make a difference on this. >> there are 19 shopping days to find health insurance on the government exchange. 29,000 people reportedly completed the application and selected a health plan on the federal exchange on sunday and monday but we don't exactly know how many of them completed the purchase and have paid their first premium. today, president obama told young supporters at the afford kabl care act youth summit how they can help make health care reform a success. >> the truth is, that for your friends and family, the most important source of information is not going to be me. it's going to be you. they are going to trust you if you're taking them on a website,
. >> the other issue obviously is the economy. >> the economy remains the single biggest concern. >> washington consistently failed to act. >> these aspare teas have become too big to ignore. >> making an action across the board. >> raising minimum wage, assistance to the long-term unemployed. something of a warning call to the american dream. >> it is not simply a moral claim. >> it's rooted in the personal. >> so we can make a difference...
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you know that the fastest growing economies on the globe are in africa. south africa is the economy that has been stagnant over the course of the last few years following the recession that all of us are struggling to recover from. i will tell you that over 600 american countries on the ground here in south africa are bullish and optimistic about the future here spent a lot of time talking to both investors and young people who were entering the job market here and they are optimistic about the opportunities, but they know there real challenges particularly around education to make certain there is a sustainable economy and the shared prosperity this this country. >> one of the things i want to do with you, you were talking with andrea off camera and i am glad you brought up the cold war point. history and a reminder of what that -- how frankly we were behind the times as a government when it came to dealing with the anti-apartheid movement back in the 80s and how that should make us think certain things today. >> i think the cold war mentality that andre
you know that the fastest growing economies on the globe are in africa. south africa is the economy that has been stagnant over the course of the last few years following the recession that all of us are struggling to recover from. i will tell you that over 600 american countries on the ground here in south africa are bullish and optimistic about the future here spent a lot of time talking to both investors and young people who were entering the job market here and they are optimistic about the...
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it's good for their kids. >> it's good for the economy. >> it's good for the economy and the middle class. >> jared, in minimum wage good for the economy? you're the economist of the three of us. >> sure. very much so in the way that randi was just mentioning. obviously if you're in the bottom, say, third of the income scale, the folks who benefit from minimum wage increases, if they get a raise, if their paycheck goes up a bit, sure they're going to spend it and we're a 70% consumption economy. of course it helps in that regard. i wanted to add something to randi's analysis. it's not just that families will get more money and spend it on things they need. what we saw in the 2000s is that they'll spend more money even if they don't have it and they'll do so through credit. and we have had these massive credit bubbles that have proved to be not only unsustainable but deeply damaging when they bust. so when the economy is growing, if all that growth concentrates at the top, president obama spoke about this eloquently this week. not only is it obviously bad for low income people, but it's un
it's good for their kids. >> it's good for the economy. >> it's good for the economy and the middle class. >> jared, in minimum wage good for the economy? you're the economist of the three of us. >> sure. very much so in the way that randi was just mentioning. obviously if you're in the bottom, say, third of the income scale, the folks who benefit from minimum wage increases, if they get a raise, if their paycheck goes up a bit, sure they're going to spend it and we're a...
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it will actually harm our economy. unemployment insurance is one of the most effective ways there is to boost our economy. when people have money to spend on basic necessities, that means more customers for our businesses and ultimately more jobs. >> the republicans are focusing on obama care. >> families who work hard and play by the rules deserve some basic choices, fairness and relief. that's why the house has passed legislation to delay the individual mandate for all americans and let you keep the plan you like. these proposals are among the dozens of jobs bill awaiting action in the democratic-run senate. >>> good news on the jobs front. 203,000 jobs were added in november, and the unemployment rate dropped to a five-year low of 7%. kristen welker, good saturday morning to you. what's the white house's take on the latest numbers? >> alex, good morning to you. the white house certainly touting the fact that the unemployment rate at its lowest level in five years. also highlighting the fact that a lot of this job gr
it will actually harm our economy. unemployment insurance is one of the most effective ways there is to boost our economy. when people have money to spend on basic necessities, that means more customers for our businesses and ultimately more jobs. >> the republicans are focusing on obama care. >> families who work hard and play by the rules deserve some basic choices, fairness and relief. that's why the house has passed legislation to delay the individual mandate for all americans...
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we'll discuss his pivot from the health care to the economy. and we will talk with new york attorney general eric schneiderman on the multi-million dollar crackdown of jpmorgan and the future of too big to fail. all that when "now" starts right after this. your family the very best in taste, freshness, and nutrition? it's eb. want to give them more vitamins, omega 3s, and less saturated fat? it's eb. eggland's best eggs. eb's. the only eggs that make better taste and better nutrition... easy. eggland's best eggs. better taste. better nutrition. better eggs. it's eb. where does the united states get most of its energy? is it africa? the middle east? canada? or the u.s.? the answer is... the u.s. ♪ most of america's energy comes from right here at home. take the energy quiz. energy lives here. >>> how much longer can fast-food ceos hold the line at $7.25? it's thursday december 5th and this is "now." from houston to kansas city, from chicago to indianapolis, memphis to charlotte, pittsburgh to boston and on over to new york city. fast-food work
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their argument is basically the economy is getting better. and they don't want the federal government to spend that much money. so you have a big ideological debate here about the role of unemployment benefits, rand paul, this kind of keeps people from getting jobs. the economic data suggests that's not true. that said, it's hard to get house republicans to agree to basically, you know -- withdraw sequester and also increase unemployment benefits in the same two weeks. so i think it's going to be the challenge as we go forward here. >> the washington speak on this is you might get more results if you don't have to have them swallow too many bitter pills at once. the skeptical view that many people have, they're not going to do it. the budget here, as i mentioned to the senator, seems to be a place where republicans don't want to double down. dana, let's listen for a second to something senator rand paul just said. >> what detroit needs to thrive is not washington's domineering hand, but freedom from big government's mastery. to thrive, detroi
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. >> it's good for our country, and it's good for our economy, and it's good for the american people, especially those who are looking for work. >> reporter: raising the minimum wage to over $10 an hour would increase gdp by over $32 billion, create almost 150,000 new jobs, cut food stamps spending by billions. >> we can't survive on $7.25. >> reporter: as workers increase wages mean they no longer have to depend on the government for help. >> yes, today the house took a heroic first step towards lifting the minimum wage closer to a living wage. democracy in action is indeed a beautiful thing. >> joining me now back in our reality is associate professor of political science and international public affairs at columbia university. dorian, this could happen tomorrow. there is a lot of support publicly in polling, it's remarkable popular. there's strong support in the democratic caucus on both sides of the aisle -- both houses, and the president has come out, and he's been talking about it a lot recently, the only obstacle is the house republican caucus. >> that's right. and the presiden
. >> it's good for our country, and it's good for our economy, and it's good for the american people, especially those who are looking for work. >> reporter: raising the minimum wage to over $10 an hour would increase gdp by over $32 billion, create almost 150,000 new jobs, cut food stamps spending by billions. >> we can't survive on $7.25. >> reporter: as workers increase wages mean they no longer have to depend on the government for help. >> yes, today the house...
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health care working better, a lot of people signing up, economy continuing to strengthen, hopefully no washington shutdowns. ♪ >> first impression here was terrible. >> i think there's going to be a lot of negative surprises as to what they're able to enroll in. >> give my creation life! >> i think it's going to be an unfolding disaster for the president. ♪ >> so i still think the foundations of this plan have some of the same kinds of problems that the rollout has had. but they're fundamental, very hard to overcome. and unfortunately, as people enroll -- >> you can't handle the truth! >> it may take until 2017 when this president leaves office. you're going to see almost every state in this country running their own exchanges eventually and expanding medicaid. and i think it will work really well then. ♪ >>> good to have you with us want to, folks. thanks for watching. hope you had a wonderful thanksgiving holiday. ooh, nellie, we had some football games over the weekend, didn't we? you know, there really is no greater rivalry than alabama-auburn. you know, alabama has been awes
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. >> if they thought they could control that much of the economy and that much of the policy board, i would see them aiming at that. i think they short term hope that happens. but with 1.5 million people being told they qualify for medicaid, with thousands signing up. with more people signing up for obama care in the last two days than the first whole month of the program, i think the train is out of the station, i think it will be politically influx -- >> rachel, the debate has just changed. you know, when the conversation was only about the inability to get on line, and there was confusion out there, 85% of americans don't need to be concerned with going on line. i will say you have insurance through your employer, nothing is going to change for you. so i think the confusion has really been a detriment. i am from pennsylvania, we don't have our exchange, i probably would have more than two dozen choices. if our governor had cooperated, i think in addition to aetna and in addition to blue cross i would be looking for more solutions. in the end, people say what does it mean to me, i c
. >> if they thought they could control that much of the economy and that much of the policy board, i would see them aiming at that. i think they short term hope that happens. but with 1.5 million people being told they qualify for medicaid, with thousands signing up. with more people signing up for obama care in the last two days than the first whole month of the program, i think the train is out of the station, i think it will be politically influx -- >> rachel, the debate has...
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the economy in general. the congressional budget office which is a nonpartisan group has said if we don't extend unemployment compensation, we will have 200,000 fewer jobs by the end of the year, by this time next year. and that's not the folks who are unemployed, that's because those families will not have the money to go out and buy goods and services at their local stores. so it helps -- it helps everybody to help provide some support to these struggling families who are looking for work every day and absolutely congress should not leave town. it would be outrageous for congress to leave town without addressing this important issue. >> as you know, there are only four more days on the calendar, at least right now. if you're putting the odds and if you're right that they're only 50-50 that there is some kind of deal, how do you get from point a to point b, which is a deal in these next few days, because obviously there's a lot at stake. what's going to have to happen here? >> well, these are all the pieces
the economy in general. the congressional budget office which is a nonpartisan group has said if we don't extend unemployment compensation, we will have 200,000 fewer jobs by the end of the year, by this time next year. and that's not the folks who are unemployed, that's because those families will not have the money to go out and buy goods and services at their local stores. so it helps -- it helps everybody to help provide some support to these struggling families who are looking for work...
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they have outside influence on america's economy and politics. they're more liberal than lower income groups on issues like abortion and gay marriage, but when it comes to money, they're wary of any government role to close the gap. they're against extending unemployment benefits, against raising minimum wage, in favor of cutting medicaid and food stamps. you're more of a policy guy than a political guy. is it a policy problem more than a political problem? >> it should be seen as a policy problem. the problem is, because it so closely resembles ideological touchstones like the american dream and retaining the wealth that you earn, it becomes a dogmatic issue and right/left issue. it should be seen as a cut and dry policy issue so when people aren't in school that is a policy challenge when people are less competitive. when people aren't getting jobs that's a policy problem because it creates strain on the state. >> but congress, as you talk about it, is not doing anything. >> it's not doing anything. this is the least productive congress that we
they have outside influence on america's economy and politics. they're more liberal than lower income groups on issues like abortion and gay marriage, but when it comes to money, they're wary of any government role to close the gap. they're against extending unemployment benefits, against raising minimum wage, in favor of cutting medicaid and food stamps. you're more of a policy guy than a political guy. is it a policy problem more than a political problem? >> it should be seen as a...
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their economy contracted by more than 58% last year. and it is precisely because of the international sanctions and the coalition that we were able to build internationally that the iranian people responded by saying we need a new direction in how we interact with the international community and how we deal with the sanctions regime. that's what brought president rouhani to power. he was not necessarily the first choice of the hard liners inside of iran. now, that doesn't mean that we should trust him or anybody else inside of iran. this it is a regime that came to power swearing opposition to the united states, to israel, and to many of the values that we hold dear. but what i've consistently said is even as i don't take any options off the table, what we do have to test is the possibility that we can resolve this issue diplomatically. and that is the deal that at the first stages we have been able to get done in geneva, thanks to some extraordinary work by john kerry and his counterparts in the p5-plus-1. so let's look exactly what we
their economy contracted by more than 58% last year. and it is precisely because of the international sanctions and the coalition that we were able to build internationally that the iranian people responded by saying we need a new direction in how we interact with the international community and how we deal with the sanctions regime. that's what brought president rouhani to power. he was not necessarily the first choice of the hard liners inside of iran. now, that doesn't mean that we should...
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creating a drag on the economy. trying to replace that at least in part hopefully up to two years. that's a pretty narrow small target. even that has not been reached. we put forward proposals, one of which i tried to get a vote on seven times in the house of representative which would relass that sequester. cuts to special interest tax breaks. we've been denied an opportunity to vote on that just like the comprehensive immigration bill. >> what about iran. president rouhani gave an interview over the weekend basically saying iran has it right and will have the right to enrich uranium. he's pocketing that as something achieved from the negotiations not something decided in the final agreement six months from now. what about congress pushing -- certainly in the senate pushed by menendez, council on foreign relations impose sanctions or at least the threat of sanctions. where do you stand on that? the president is fight it tooth and nail. >> yes, andrea. two things. first of all, you know the expression right tonight rich is not in the agreement. it says you have to have a neutraly a
creating a drag on the economy. trying to replace that at least in part hopefully up to two years. that's a pretty narrow small target. even that has not been reached. we put forward proposals, one of which i tried to get a vote on seven times in the house of representative which would relass that sequester. cuts to special interest tax breaks. we've been denied an opportunity to vote on that just like the comprehensive immigration bill. >> what about iran. president rouhani gave an...
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you talked about growing the economy, about ten times in a five minute interview. that really is the challenge, is it not, for both parties? we have all these ideological battles, you look at real wages going down every year since 1973. you look at job growth struggling. that's the real challenge for republicans and democrats moving forward. >> that's why the 47% comments governor romney made so devastating in that campaign, the plans to grow the economy to give people an opportunity to climb the ladder, church hill said the difference between the left and right the left offers the line, the right offers the ladder. for republicans we need to tell a story how you climb that ladder, how you create opportunity, how you come up to the middle class in this country again. and fundamentally important if we're to be successful. >> the book is "the new democrats and return to power." al from thank you so much. we're watching major weather changes moving across the country and it could impact travel. bill karins tracking a serious winter storm. "morning joe" will be right b
you talked about growing the economy, about ten times in a five minute interview. that really is the challenge, is it not, for both parties? we have all these ideological battles, you look at real wages going down every year since 1973. you look at job growth struggling. that's the real challenge for republicans and democrats moving forward. >> that's why the 47% comments governor romney made so devastating in that campaign, the plans to grow the economy to give people an opportunity to...
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how accurate is it now in this new economy? how accurate of a gauge is it as to how well this economy's doing? >> john is a real expert here. the reality is these numbers constantly get revised and sometimes very dramatically. if it's 100,000 jobs created, it could be six months later, oh, it was 200,000 or it could be zero. the economy is not going to lose jobs when the jobs reports are showing we're creating them. they're not good at things like self-employment, entrepreneurs. >> john, for those people looking for jobs that are not low wage, who's hiring? where are the jobs? >> unemployment for college-educated workers is below 4%. so when you look at that 7% number, it represents a lot of people who have not gotten their high school education or maybe just have a high school education. if you have a college degree, we're seeing job growth in professional and business services, certainly in engineering which continues to be kind of a real driver of jobs, health care is net hire job creator over the last several years and hire
how accurate is it now in this new economy? how accurate of a gauge is it as to how well this economy's doing? >> john is a real expert here. the reality is these numbers constantly get revised and sometimes very dramatically. if it's 100,000 jobs created, it could be six months later, oh, it was 200,000 or it could be zero. the economy is not going to lose jobs when the jobs reports are showing we're creating them. they're not good at things like self-employment, entrepreneurs. >>...
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economy continuing to strengthen. i think the president's numbers will recover and people's confidence will recover. >> then, of course, chuck todd had that great point -- >> that was a good point. >> do we have that clip? here's what chuck todd had to say on "meet the press." he pointed out a freudian slip? >> he made a great point. >> watch this, chuck todd. >> page three of the report it says here that the team is operating with private-sector velocity and effectiveness. okay. that is an acknowledgement that, you know what? if this was a government operation for at that long time and it failed now we're bringing in the private-sector folks. that's an indictment on the whole idea of government as a solution, frankly. >> i'm sorry, i was going to tell robert gibbs that's the first time i've laughed since saturday night. >> private-sector velocity. i have to use that as a descriptive term in the future. they did bring in a lot of people from the private-sector to help fix the problems that we do know, robert. >> absol
economy continuing to strengthen. i think the president's numbers will recover and people's confidence will recover. >> then, of course, chuck todd had that great point -- >> that was a good point. >> do we have that clip? here's what chuck todd had to say on "meet the press." he pointed out a freudian slip? >> he made a great point. >> watch this, chuck todd. >> page three of the report it says here that the team is operating with private-sector...
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and, you know, so that is why i think there are some of them that are willing to actually hurt the economy. they feel like there needs to be a punishment for the country because it has sinned. >> i'm going to have to leave it there, ryan. thank you for your point. it was a good point. and thank you goldie for being on the show tonight. thank you, both. >>> coming up, the holidays are here and so is the right wing war on christmas. we'll show you why it's really about the culture wars. and a party afraid of change. the day we rescued riley was a truly amazing day. he was a matted mess in a small cage. so that was our first task, was getting him to wellness. without angie's list, i don't know if we could have found all the services we needed for our riley. from contractors and doctors to dog sitters and landscapers, you can find it all on angie's list. we found riley at the shelter, and found everything he needed at angie's list. join today at angieslist.com [ mthat if you wear a partial,w you're almos likely to lose your supporting teeth? try poligrip for partials. poligrip helps minimize s
and, you know, so that is why i think there are some of them that are willing to actually hurt the economy. they feel like there needs to be a punishment for the country because it has sinned. >> i'm going to have to leave it there, ryan. thank you for your point. it was a good point. and thank you goldie for being on the show tonight. thank you, both. >>> coming up, the holidays are here and so is the right wing war on christmas. we'll show you why it's really about the culture...
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this economy wants to grow. the private-sector wants to invest. we're still 20% of the world's gdp and almost as if the private-sector is dig a trench around washington and finding its own way forward. >> isn't that amazing? washington is the problem. we have so many things to be excited about in this country, we have an energy revolution that's going on, the i.t. revolution continues, we dominate in silicon valley and as you know manufacturing is coming back to this country, low energy costs over the next five to ten years, the fact that we're the most productive people on the planet, but for washington, d.c.'s dysfunction we would be zooming forward. this is the american century. this is the new american century if washington can just figure it out. >> what an indictment our growth has a two in front of it as opposed to a three or four which is possible. >> the american public has some hope and faith that here we are no label problem solvers, republicans, democrats, independents. they are willing to put their country before themselves or their p
this economy wants to grow. the private-sector wants to invest. we're still 20% of the world's gdp and almost as if the private-sector is dig a trench around washington and finding its own way forward. >> isn't that amazing? washington is the problem. we have so many things to be excited about in this country, we have an energy revolution that's going on, the i.t. revolution continues, we dominate in silicon valley and as you know manufacturing is coming back to this country, low energy...
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these are real life problems, and these folks are already having a hard time in the economy, and their health care insurance is going up and they have to figure out how to get it. >> he just put out so much misinformation in two seconds that he can't answer. the reality is it hasn't messed up 80% of the market. the original market, which has already been broken, represents 5% of the market. a lot of those people were losing their health care on an annual basis before. we're trying to fix that. all the information about compromising your personal data, one of the great things about the affordable care act is we're not dealing with preexisting conditions. >> we're not going to settle this here and now. we're out of time, but obviously this gives you some indication to our viewers about where this debate is and how political it will remain as we move ahead perhaps into the new year. congressman rogers, congressman van hollen, thank you very much. let's get a reality check. i want to turn to dr. ezequiel emanuel. welcome to both of you. the reality test. here's the report saying dramatic p
these are real life problems, and these folks are already having a hard time in the economy, and their health care insurance is going up and they have to figure out how to get it. >> he just put out so much misinformation in two seconds that he can't answer. the reality is it hasn't messed up 80% of the market. the original market, which has already been broken, represents 5% of the market. a lot of those people were losing their health care on an annual basis before. we're trying to fix...
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the republicans have made it clear on any issue from the bucket, economy, jobs, health care, immigration you name it they will stand in the way of quote giving him a win. they don't want him to succeed. as we know, there have been two books wren that republicans collude before he was inaugurated to insure he would not be successful. so a president's job is to be hopeful and optimistic. that's what the president is being here, but that's not to say that he shouldn't try. because the president, while hopeful and optimistic. he's dealing with all these obstruction and impediments, he has to try, otherwise why be in the job? >> what's the point of the job. isaac, when you watched the interview, it was sort of interesting to watch a president expound at length about what it's like to be president while he's president. it is sort of an interesting experience we don't get to see. what were you seeing? what were you taking away from what you heard the president talking about this week? >> this was the first interview obama has done in a few weeks where he seemed back on hills game, he seemed con
the republicans have made it clear on any issue from the bucket, economy, jobs, health care, immigration you name it they will stand in the way of quote giving him a win. they don't want him to succeed. as we know, there have been two books wren that republicans collude before he was inaugurated to insure he would not be successful. so a president's job is to be hopeful and optimistic. that's what the president is being here, but that's not to say that he shouldn't try. because the president,...
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. >> this week will take further steps to strengthen our economy. >> the white house about to go on a pr offensive. >> healthcare.gov is now stable. 90% of the time. >> 100,000, roughly, were able to enroll. >> and has achieved its goals, all be it two months late. >> is it mission accomplished? >> president obama is kind of getting all the late-night jokes now. >> as i was saying, john -- >> better him than me. >> let me try to crystallize that down. is it mission accomplished? >> using that phrase is a -- >> yeah! >> not one i would employ. chkt the absence of a compelling counter narrative to a proposal on the health care. >> you can't beat something with nothing. >> is it at all relevant here? >> do republicans have to say, here's what we want to do on health care. >> yeah, they do. >> they have had positive proposals, but at active promo -- >> republicans do have some positive alternatives. >> haven't done a good job explaining them. i think paul ryan will unveil. >> i think paul ryan will introduce a set of republican alternatives. >> not one huge bill. but a proposal for medica
. >> this week will take further steps to strengthen our economy. >> the white house about to go on a pr offensive. >> healthcare.gov is now stable. 90% of the time. >> 100,000, roughly, were able to enroll. >> and has achieved its goals, all be it two months late. >> is it mission accomplished? >> president obama is kind of getting all the late-night jokes now. >> as i was saying, john -- >> better him than me. >> let me try to...
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